Question to the Home Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what her planned timetable is for implementing the forthcoming increase in the immigration health surcharge.

The Immigration (Health Charge) (Amendment Order) 2023 was laid in Parliament on 19 October and is subject to parliamentary process. The IHS increase will come into force on 16 January or 21 days after the Order is made whichever is later.